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Back in the Good Old Days EIGHTY YEARS AGO May 24-30, 1935 • Monett’s first flower show, which opened in the Martin building, corner of Fourth and Broadway, is a marvelous display of floral beauty and color. The room has been transformed into a fairyland of rock gardens, formal and informal gardens, shadow boxes, bouquets, lily pools and baskets of garden flowers. • The fourth annual Junior Chamber of Commerce Carnival opened on May 30 at Third and Front Street. The merry-go-round used this year is bright and new. Tents were also set up for special shows, including a hypnotic test. SEVENTY YEARS AGO May 24-30, 1945 • The Mix Davis Chevrolet Company has received its first new 1945 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck this year. Mr. Davis expects more new trucks to be shipped here. This is the first new truck received by the Mix Davis Chevrolet Company since late in 1941. • Numerous military commendations are being announced for Monett soldiers. PFC James Callaway received the French Croix de Guerre. PFC Henry Wallner and Sgt. William Beatty received Bronze Stars. PFC Jay Lewis received a citation from Gen. George Patton for actions of the Third Army throughout 1945. SIXTY YEARS AGO May 24-30, 1955 • Strawberry growers in southwest Missouri, although ending possibly the leanest season

on record, are looking forward to a highly successful season next year. Only seven cars of the berries were shipped from the area this year, all out of Monett. Total shipments from the area showed the crop was down nearly three-quarters from last year. • Ground breaking ceremonies were held on May 25 for the new Verona R-7 district elementary school building which is to be constructed east of the present structure. Construction will take 180 working days. Some 150 people were on hand for the occasion. FIFTY YEARS AGO May 24-30, 1965 • Retired Congressman Dewey Short, who served from 1934 to 1956, visited Monett on May 28, a chance to recall old friends. Last week Republicans from many areas of the Seventh District came to Springfield to honor Short with a parade and testimonial dinner. • Construction is progressing rapidly on the new 22,500 square foot Pierce City Casket Company factory building, which will replace the old factory destroyed by fire on Nov. 4, 1964. FORTY YEARS AGO May 24-30, 1975 • Grading operations in preparation for construction of a new warehouse and office headquarters for Friend Tire Service got underway this week on a 20-acre track of land on the north end of Industrial Drive across from Marsh Engineering and adjacent to the Frisco Railroad tracks. Nov. 1

The auditorium at Monett High School in 1955 hosted a wide range of community events. On May 27, 1955, the third annual recital by pupils of Dorothy Horine’s Dancing School took the stage. Performing, from left, were: Kathy Horine, Grace Ann Taylor, Sharon Banks, Diane Rhoads and Saundra Schiska. File photo/The Monett Times has been set as the completion date. • A total of 106 youngsters attended the annual Barry County Youth Camp at Soaring Hawk this week. Rev. and Mrs. Fred Royer of Wheaton are directors of the camp. THIRTY YEARS AGO May 24-30, 1985 • Monett High School senior John Davis leaped 6 feet, 9 ½ inches to set a new 3A state high jump record by a quarter inch at the state high school track championships at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Davis also won the triple jump. The MHS team took third at state. • John Michael Evans, from Monett, who escaped from the Barry County jail on July

10, 1983, has been taken into custody in the Virgin Islands. Evans was wanted in connection with a shooting incident in Springfield. TWENTY YEARS AGO May 24-30, 1995 • A traffic study, going back to 1993, shows from 411 different incidents, the most dangerous intersections in Monett and Highways 37 and 60, Third and Broadway and Highway 60 and Kyler. Corporal Tony Hinkle speculated drivers were often distracted leaving the nearby donut shop by Third and Broadway. • Mayor Jon Suit has named an advisory board to study the housing situation in Monett. The panel will be asked to recommend whether

or not the city government should be involved. TEN YEARS AGO May 24-30, 2005 • Around 50 Swift planes were on hand at the Monett Municipal Airport for the Swift convention. The shiny aluminum planes, showpieces and collector’s items, were on display and flying around the airport all week. • The Pierce City Chamber of Commerce announced the Heartland Opera Theatre would bring its show “The All

Night Strut” on June 4. The performance will be at the new First Baptist Church on Highway 97.

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ON THE COVER: Camp Wakonda campers have the opportunity to participate in a mini farm, which includes donkeys, Bella and Mo, a host of rabbits, chickens, goats and other farm critters that need daily feeding and grooming throughout the course of the summer. Contributed photo

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Camp Wakonda celebrates 100 years of camping fun Summer sessions kick off with Centennial Celebration Saturday By Melonie Roberts reporter@monett-times.com

hat do swimming, kayaking, creek wading, mud-rolling, archery, high ropes and outdoor cooking have in common? They are just part of the many activities available this summer to students attending Camp Wakonda, which is celebrating 100 years of camping fun. The camp is kicking off the camping season with a Centennial Celebration at 1 p.m. Saturday. Families are invited to visit the camp, located near Halltown, and take part in the centennial festivities and tour the renovated facilities. “Camp is a life-changing experience for many kids,” said Steve Maynard, branch director at YMCA Camp Wakonda. “So many times, we see children come into camp a bit reluctantly, but by the end of the week, they’re ready to sign up for another session, and many do.” With the plethora of activities the camp offers, it could take several summer sessions to experience them all. Campers have the opportunity to engage in three free time activities during their week-long stay, in addition to the scheduled basic activities. Their choices range from archery, riflery, canoeing and kayaking, arts and crafts, the climbing tower, a high ropes course, cheer and dance, field sports, nature, outdoor cooking, fishing and working a mini farm. They also take part in some lifeskills training such as the spider web, a team-building activity that teaches critical thinking skills while passing team members through a massive web without touching the rope spokes. Other team-building activities

Opening day of camp winds down with a campfire where everyone gathers to share their daily experiences. Campers are urged to get zany and use whatever outfits or props they can find in the skit closet to enhance their evening activities. Contributed photo include the lava pit, where campers have to plan out how navigate a number of raised pallets surrounded by imaginary molten lava; box turtle races; and an evening of outdoor overnight camping. “Kids love the overnight,” Maynard said. “They cook hobo packets in the fire for dinner. That’s where we have hamburgers and vegetables wrapped in

aluminum foil. They toss them into the camp fire and then the counselor will start a one-minute mystery while they cook. Kids really get into the minute mysteries. It’s all deductive reasoning. “Half the fun of this exercise is anticipation and patience. The packets are pre-cooked, so even if a camper pulls one out early, it’s okay to eat. It’s amazing how many kids ask for the

recipe to make hobo packets.” A group of former campers, known as the YBees, come to the camp each spring to construct new features and help renovate and maintain the facilities in preparation for the season. “They installed solar power on the new shower house,” Maynard said. “We are now using solar power to heat Continued on Page 7

The Monett Times Midweek Sean and Casey Veggies perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Singer songwriter Shelby Lynne performs at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St. The Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company performs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry. Kansas City Repertory Theater’s production of Nathan Jackson’s play “Sticky Traps” runs through Sunday at the Copaken Stage, 13th and Walnut. “Hairspray” runs through July 12 Tuesdays at the New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster in Overland Park, Kan. COLUMBIA: The Broadway musical “Two By Two,” a humorous retelling of the Noah story, opens at 8 p.m. on May 28 and runs through next weekend at the Maplewood Barn Theatre in Nifong Park. 2900 E. Nifong Blvd. ST. LOUIS: The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival presents “Anthony and Cleopatra” at 7 p.m. Friday through May 31 in Forest Park. “My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding” is offered at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 8 p.m. on Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, 7:30 p.m. on May 21, with more shows through May 31 at the Jewish Community Center, south of Page Ave. and west of Highway 67. Black Dance USA offers a show at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Edison Theatre at Washington University.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SPRINGFIELD: Branson performers Missouri Boatride play at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield near Republic. REEDS SPRING: The Nace Brothers perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Rock House, 41 High St. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: At George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson, performing this week are Big Uns, Josh Hoyer and the Whigs on Friday; a tribute concert to Sublime on Saturday. The University of Arkansas’s fifth annual Summer Chamber Music Festival starts on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the UA Fine Arts Center, featuring a string quartet playing works by Dvorak, Ginastera and Barber. The second performance is at 7:30 p.m. on May 28. EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: Opera in the Ozarks offers a preview of the 2015 season was “A Taste of Opera” presentation at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Auditorium, 36 S. Main St., and 6 p.m. on May 28 at the Crescent Hotel. CARTHAGE: At The Woodshed in Cherry’s Art Emporium, 311 S. Main in the square, singer songwriter Jake Clark plays Red Dirt country music at 7:30 p.m. Friday. At the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin, country music star Joe Nichols performs at 8 p.m. on Friday. In the regular performance venue, the Bobby D. Band plays country at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. TULSA, Okla.: At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, performing this week are Purity Ring, Braids and Born Gold on Thursday, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Josh Sallee and Alan Doyle on Friday; Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers on May 26; Rae Sremmurd on May 27; and Wick-It the Instigator, Andy Frasco and Mouth play prior to Wakarusa on May 28. Jason Bonham gives a tribute concert to Led Zeppelin at 8 p.m. on May 27 at the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady St. KANSAS CITY: Country music artist Josh Turner performs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway. The Kansas City Symphony gives its 13th annual free Memorial Day weekend concert at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd. The U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America Brass Ensemble and Irish band The Elders will also perform, with the

KC Symphony playing at 8 p.m. Country music band Montgomery Gentry plays at 7 p.m. on May 28 in the Power and Light District, 1330 Grand Blvd. ST. LOUIS: At the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, the Zac Brown Band plays at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Rock bands Pointfest, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Chevelle, The Used, Meg Myers, Yelawolf, Young Guns and Greek Fire perform at Pointfest, beginning at noon on Saturday. The New Kids on the Block play at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave. At the Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand, the annual Bob Costas Cancer Center Benefit Concert features Diana Ross and comedian martin Short at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Alabama Shakes and Father John Misty perform at 8 p.m. on May 28. Alarm Will Sound and Syna So Pro play at 8 p.m. on May 28 at the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd. The Glenn Miller Orchestra plays at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Scheidegger Center for the Arts, 2300 W. Clay in St. Charles. At the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, Turnpike Troubadours and Jonny Burke perform at 8 p.m. on Friday. Members of the band Little Feat and Jake’s Leg perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday. St. Vincent and Sarah Neufeld perform at 8 p.m. on May 27. Ronnie Radke’s Three Ring Circus and Ghost Town play at 7:30 p.m. on May 28.

AREA THEATRE

A look at area events this week

By Murray Bishoff

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JOPLIN: Charles George’s melodrama “Bertha, the Beautiful Typewriter Girl” is presented at 7:30 p.m. May 27 through May 30 at the Joplin Little Theatre, 3009 W. First St. TULSA, Okla.: At the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St., a touring production of “Million Dollar Quartet” has shows May 26 through next weekend in the Chapman Music Hall. Elyzabeth Wilder’s play “Gee’s Bend is presented at 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday and again next weekend in the Liddy Doenges Theatre. KANSAS CITY: The touring production of “Million Dollar Quartet” performs at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and Sunday at the Starlight Theater in Swope Park. At the Midland Theatre, 1228 Main, Big

SPRINGFIELD: The 32nd annual National Street Rod Association Mid-America Street Rod Nationals runs Friday through Sunday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, opening at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. This is the final weekend for the ceramics exhibit “Glazed Over” and “Into the West,” paintings by Southwest artists from the Gertrude Vanderveer Spratlen collection, at the Springfield Art Museum, 1111 E. Brookside Circle. A new exhibit of paintings by Susi Seinetz Ettinger runs through Nov. 8. BENTONVILLE, Ark.: At the Crystal Bridges Art Museum, “Born of Fire,” an exhibit of ceramic art from regional collections, runs through July 20. A show of art reflecting changing views of Native

The Monett Times Midweek es May 29. ST. LOUIS: The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park shows the exhibit “State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda” through Sept. 7. “Images of Nazi Propaganda” runs through Sept. 7 at the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, 12 Millstone Campus Dr. The St. Louis Comic Con runs Friday through Sunday at America’s Convention Center downtown.

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Americans runs through Aug. 3. A collection of art from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery showing works from Van Gogh to Mark Rothko runs through June 1. EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The 21st annual Mustang Weekend for Ford Mustang owners runs Friday and Saturday, with a car show at the Pine Mountain Village on Saturday. JOPLIN: Glade Day offers a journey into the composition of a natural glade at the Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center at Wildcat Park, south of Joplin. TULSA, Okla.: Comedian Lewis Black performs at 8 p.m. on May 28 at the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa. The Tulsa Comic Expo runs Friday through Sunday at the Cox Business Center, Seventh and Houston. An RK Gun and Knife Show is offered Saturday and Sunday at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St. The Gilcrease Museum is showing the exhibit “California Impressionism: Selections from the Irvine Museum” through Sept. 6. “Rendezous Artists’ Retrospective and art sale on contemporary Western art, runs through July 12. At the Philbrook Museum, 2727 S. Rockford Rd., “The Art of Ceremony,” concentrating on deities of the Hopi people, runs through Sept. 6. Bookworks IV, looking at books as art, runs through July 5. The first solo museum exhibit by Israeli artist Nir Evron runs through Oct. 18. “The Figure Examined,” showing paintings and sculpture from the Kasser Mochary Art Foundation, runs through Sept. 13. The Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo runs Friday through Sunday at the Will Rogers Teampede Arena, East Blue Starr Drive in Claremore. KANSAS CITY: At the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, an exhibit of American folk art runs through July 5. The exhibit “World War I and the Rise of Modernism” runs through Oct. 18. “Revealing a Hidden Treasure: A Jain Shrine from India” clos-

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EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The May Festival of Arts continues with free music featuring the Paul Price Trio at noon on Saturday in Basin Spring Park, and Art in the Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, plus gallery strolls through 9 p.m. NEOSHO: The Neosho Music Fest runs from 1 to 7 p.m. at the National Fish Hatchery, 520 Park St. This fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project features live music by Jahayla Overton, Kimberly Smoak, the Fabulous BRD’s, The Grays with Chris Gray, Plymouth Junction and Breaking Silence. TULSA, Okla.: The ONEOK Fan Fest runs through Sunday on Guthrie Green in the Brady arts district, opening at 11 a.m. daily. Rocklahoma, one of the biggest Midwest festivals for metal bands, runs Friday through Sunday in Pryor, east of Tulsa. Bands on Friday include Godsmack, Slayer, Papa Roach and 25 more. Top bands on Saturday include Linkin Park, Volbeat, Halestorm, Anthrax and 25 more. Bands on Sunday include Tesla, Breaking Benjamin, Queensayche, Of Mice and Men and 23 more.

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Murray’s top picks for the week

A very unique opportunity for classic film lovers is offered at the Coleman Theater, 103 Main in Miami, Okla. Four of Charlie Chaplin’s 1915 films, “His New Job,” “The Champion,” “Shanghaied” and “A Night in the Show” will be shown at 7:30 p.m Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Coleman is a beautiful restored move palace and a great way to see movies of the period. Plenty of parking is available within a short walk of the theater.

Fans of barbershop music will have their best opportunity of the year to hear top performers at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts in Pittsburg, Kan. The TriStatesmen Barbershop Chorus, the Lunch Break Quartet, Random Play, FOG and Sho-Me Sound perform at 7 p.m. The new arts center 1711 Homer St. is a very attractive facility still being discovered by the public.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis opens its season on Saturday with Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” at the Loretto Hilton Center at Webster Groves University in Webster Groves. Shows run through June 28 and feature some rarities, like Handel’s “Richard the Lionheart,” Puccini’s “La Rondine” and Tobias Picker’s “Emmeline.” Do not buy the cheapest tickets in the Loretto Hilton as the extreme angles are seriously detrimental to stage viewing. Back rows are fine. First week offers “Barber” at 8 p.m. on Saturday and May 27.

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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Chow time at Camp Wakonda offers campers kid-friendly meals designed to fuel energy levels throughout the hectic days of fun and adventure. Contributed photo

Adventurous campers at Camp Wakonda take to the bluff below Chapel Rock to explore some shallow caves that might have been hideouts for robbers and rustlers during the heyday of Jesse James. Contributed photo

Founded as a Christian camp, Wakonda campers begin each morning at Chapel Rock to start their day with prayer and fellowship. Contributed photo

Creek wading is not only fun but educational for campers at Camp Wakonda. Campers take dip nets during their strolls along the banks of the creek, observing the local flora and fauna of the Ozarks region. Campers might catch a glimpse of bald eagles, turkey, hawks, box turtles, fox, raccoons and deer. Contributed photo

Swimming is a must for campers taking part in summer activities at Camp Wakonda, located near Halltown. Each camper will learn the basics or improve on their basic swimming skills throughout the week-long camp sessions. Contributed photo

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Camping: Cabins have just been renovated and air conditioning installed

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water and that reduces our power load from Ozark Electric. Several former campers have become board members educated to ensuring the camp remains successful. “The YBees have also constructed several features at the camp, including the rock climbing wall, the Tok Dek, the team building platforms, the spider web, benches for sitting in the shade, the Tree Haus and more. They are an amazing group of people, wonderful supporters.” Maynard said camping is a great equalizer among peer groups. “Several of our board members were scholarship campers,” he said. “They came here and maybe were put in a cabin with another camper from a different socio-economic background. It didn’t matter.” “Camp gives everyone the opportunity to develop life skills, lifelong friendships, appreciate the outdoors and reclaim their native Ozark heritage,” said Mike Chiles, a YBee and former camper. Chiles was working with an inspector certifying the safety of the zip lines, ropes and other equipment at the camp. “Safety is our number one priority,” Maynard said. “Our lifeguards are CPR and first aid certified and counselors are certified in high ropes safety.” Diversity is also encouraged at the camp. “This year, we have three international counselors,” Maynard said. “Two are from South Africa and one from Australia. The international counselors will add a certain flair to camp. They will be shar-

ing some fun facts about their countries and expose the kids to other cultures as well.” Activities at the camp are geared toward building self-confidence of campers. “Imagine a kid coming in and choosing archery as an activity,” Maynard said. “On that first day, he might not even know how to hold a bow and arrow, but by the last day of camp, he’s shooting all five arrows on the target. Our counselors are great at building a camper’s self-esteem.” Maynard said the success of the camp is due mostly to the counselors. “Our motto is: ‘God first, others second, myself third,’” Maynard said. “Our staff really embodies that motto and models it for the kids. In the evening, counselors are really good at leading the kids in conversation and making them feel important. It means a lot to a child when a counselor takes time to ask about his day.” Maynard said the camp represents a safe haven for those attending. “[The camp is a safe haven] physically, emotionally and spiritually,” he said. “Kids know they won’t be bullied, teased or ostracized. They don’t have to worry about the things they would in the outside world. They are free to be who they really are.” Maynard related one story of a first time camper that was transformed by his Camp Wakonda experience. “He battled depression, had no friends, and was really introverted,” Maynard said. “He came to camp last summer and his mother said he was a

completely transformed kid. He asked to sign up for a second week of camp last summer and is already signed up for two weeks this year. “Staff is the key. We make sure we have the right staff in place, because they can make or break the camper’s experience. They have the ability to transform the less-thanperfect into brand new, fun adventures.” Approximately 300 to 600 kids attend camp each year, and whatever the magic ingredient is that makes Camp Wakonda a unique experience for youth is being reflected in the increase in numbers for the week-long summer sessions. “In 2014, we had an 18 percent increase in camper reservations over 2013,” Maynard said. “Word got out and the last three weeks of camp last year, attendance went way up.” This year, the cabins, which can house 10 campers and two counselors, have been renovated and air conditioning installed. “Some of the board members questioned our decision to install air conditioning,” Maynard said. “We only plan to use them on very hot nights. If campers can’t sleep due to the heat, they aren’t going to have a good camp experience. And we keep these kids busy all day long. They need to be able to rest at night.” For parents reluctant to surrender their children to a stay-away camp, Maynard has established a Facebook page and updates camper activities at least once a day, and often times more. “If a parent sees their child smiling and having

For adventurous campers, the attraction of the rock climbing wall at Camp Wakonda is hard to resist. Camp counselors closely supervise all camper activities, including a zipline, swimming, canoeing, the high ropes challenge and archery. Contributed photo fun, they can rest assured that he or she is safe, in good hands and having a great time,” Maynard said.” The Centennial Celebration, scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. Saturday, will allow former campers, board members and potential campers and

their families the opportunity to tour the facility and participate in some of the standard activities. “We’re hoping former campers will bring some memorabilia from their camping experience to display at the celebration,” Maynard said. “We will have a timeline banner

for former campers and counselors to sign, and old photos on display as well. Everyone is welcome to attend the festivities.” For more information on the celebration or the camp, people may visit YMCA Camp Wakonda on Facebook or call Maynard at 417-830-2131.

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Being a good listener is the best way to be heard

EAR ABBY: I am responding to “Tired of Talking to Myself” (Feb. 13), whose husband’s ears slam shut when she begins to speak. This is not a problem that’s exclusive to men. Women do it as well. As a retired PA (physician’s assistant), when talking with patients, I would refer to it as selective hearing loss. “Tired” needs to look at her own behavior because I have never seen one partner be the only guilty one. My wife can hear the ticking of the turn signal that wasn’t turned off, but she doesn’t always hear my questions or statements. There are many reasons why it happens, but the way to resolve it is to listen when your partner talks to you. If you do, you will find that he/ she returns the courtesy. Perhaps if “Tired” gives a closer look to her own behavior, she’ll stop referring to it as a male problem. — FRANK IN PORTLAND, TEXAS DEAR FRANK: Thanks for your letter. When I asked readers for input, they heard me loud and clear and gave me an “earful”: DEAR ABBY: Focus is a strength for many men like me. I am a little hard of hearing and need to focus on what I am listening to. If you

Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby want open ears, hold my hands and make sure I am looking at your face. You will now have my attention. Tell me what you want from me. I want you to be happy and will do what I can for you. — A LITTLE HARD OF HEARING (CHUCK) DEAR ABBY: Some researchers say women speak about 13,000 more words a day than men do. There’s a joke that explains it’s because we have to say everything twice! — JENNY IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR ABBY: Men have no patience. They only want to hear a brief, straight-to-the-point version. Women tend to tell the story from beginning to end with every detail explained so nothing is misunderstood. When men hear us talk, they will say all they hear is blah, blah, blah. “Tired,” if you try to be patient and use the abridged version, maybe communication will get easier with fewer repeats. — HEIDI IN FLORIDA

DEAR ABBY: I wonder what kind of things she’s saying to him. There’s a saying I have found to be true: “Men marry women and hope they never change. Women marry men and hope they will change.” I have been married for 35 years and recently my wife has started pointing out every little thing I do that she thinks I should do differently. I have reached the point that when she starts one of her observations, I say, “Could you add it to your list and put it somewhere?” and that’s the end of the conversation. Nit-picking does not make for a great marriage. — TIM IN ARIZONA DEAR ABBY: There are three words men always respond to: sex,

food and money — not always in that order. Use one of those words when talking to them and you’ll always get a response. — BETH IN THE SOUTH Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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